A scarce wall map of Singapore in the 1920s

FEDERATED MALAY STATES SURVEY.

Singapore. 1927.
Singapore: F.M.S. Surveys, 1927. Chromolithographic map, sheet 815 x 1100mm.

Old folds, laid on archival canvas.

A large and detailed map of Singapore as a Crown Colony, on a scale of 1.5 inches to a mile. The key differentiates between agricultural land and forest reserve. Insets show Pulau Tekong & Pulau Tekong Kechil, and Pulau Pawai, Pulau Sudong and Pulau Senang.
The Federated Malay States Survey was founded in 1922, creating the first scientifically-produced maps of the region.

National Archives of Singapore TM000010.
Stock ID : 23218